Bereavement Officer/ Medical Examiner Officer

1 week ago


Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join the Bereavement Services Team here at Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT.

They will also be working closely with the Medical Examiner Office

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country.

It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.


The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury.


Bereavement Services are looking to appoint a Bereavement Officer/ Medical Examiner Officer to work in the Bereavement Office based in the John Radcliffe Hospital.

The successful applicant will be a people person - caring, methodical, calm under pressure, IT literate, able to cope with change in demands and most importantly a team player.


The role of the Medical Examiner Officer ( MEO) is to support the medical examiners in their role in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death, and to be a point of contact for the Coroners office and Registration services.

The MEO will also be a source of advice for relatives of deceased patients and healthcare professionals


Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence,and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.

Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.


Good interpersonal and telephone skills are essential as the job involves daily contact with anxious bereaved families, funeral directors, and the Coroner's office.

The office is very busy, mentally taxing and sometimes emotionally demanding.


This is a role that may be of interest to persons with a diploma or degree in professional nursing studies.

The successful applicant will be required to complete the Medical Examiner training and attain accreditation in the role

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